Frank Machianno is the guy a late-middle-aged ex-surf bum who runs a bait shack on the San Diego waterfront That's when he's not juggling any of his other three part-time jobs or trying to get a quick set in on his long board He's a beloved fixture of the community a st&-up businessman a devoted father to his daughter Frank's also a hit man Well a retired hit man Back in the day when he was one of the most feared members of the West Coast mob he was known as Frankie Machine Years ago Frank consigned his mob ties to the past which is where he wants them to stay But a favour called in by the local boss is one Frank simply can't refuse & before he knows it he's sucked back into the treacherous currents of his former life Someone from his past wants him dead & he has to figure out who & why & he has to do it fast The problem is that the list of candidates is about the size of his local phone book & Frank's rapidly running out of time ...

Ethan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy & enterprising forebears a long line of proud New England sea captains & Pilgrims Scarred by failure Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned But his wife is restless & his teenage children troubled & hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide Then a series of unusual events reignites Ethan's ambition & he is pitched on to a bold course where all scruples are put aside Steinbeck's searing examination of the evil influences of money immorality greed & ambition on America drew acclaim from the Nobel Committee who hailed him as an 'independent expounder of the truth'' Returns to the high standards of The Grapes of Wrath & to the social themes that made his early work so powerful' Saul Bellow author of Herzog ...

When a mysterious stranger & his brown bear show up on the same day that Axel & Tess's father dies in an accident Axel fears he might be going crazy especially as only he can see them However the strange duo are quickly forgotten when Axel & Tess are shipped off to Finland to stay with grandparents that they've never met But when they arrive in Finland Axel is stunned when the stranger & his bear reappear More incredibly the stranger tells him that his parents are lost & need help Desperate to see his father again & actually meet his mother Axel follows the man & his bear disappearing deep into the frozen wilds of northern Finland When Tess realises that her brother has vanished she's distraught & so begins the frantic search across snow & ice into the dark forest But as the hours creep by & with no sign of Axel Tess begins to wonder if her brother has ventured onto a path that she cannot follow Delving into the timeless fantastical world of Nordic mysticism set against the harsh beauty of a frozen landscape The Winter Placeis an imaginative beautiful story of loss love & hope a story of family & of a brother & sister who find each other again ...

A compelling & gripping novel from Lulu Taylor the bestselling author of Her Frozen Heart & The Snow Rose 544 pages Taylor Lulu ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When two German soldiers take a Norwegian war prisoner one cold winter s night during WW2 they are thankful to discover a house in the Scandinavian wilderness in which to find respite from the storm Yet as the night progresses they begin to question their choice of shelter; the house is not the cosy refuge it first seemed Actors Mats Reinhardt Frederik von Luttichau Espen Edvartsen Directors Reinert Kiil Language German Norwegian Subtitles English Dubbed Norwegian Number of discs 1 ...

When Tess finds herself unexpectedly alone & back in Ribblemill the childhood village she thought she'd escaped she's sure she can survive a temporary stay But the ghosts of the past hover close by & Tess must face them if she's to discover whether home is where her heart has been all along 200 pages Field Kate ...

The third volume in this powerful epic fantasy in the tradition of Robin Hobb & Peter Brett 512 pages Akers Tim ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Winter War The dramatic story of the winter of 1939-1940 when Finland defended herself against overwhelming odds during an attack by the Soviet Army The historic battle has come to be known as the Finnish Miracle Ambush During a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines a soldier learns his fiancee has been killed by the Russians Now the war is personal The young blue-eyed officer changes into a killing machine Actors Taneli Mäkelä Vesa Vierikko Timo Torikka Heikki Paavilainen Antti Raivio Esko Kovero Martti Suosalo Markku Huhtamo Peter Franzen Irina Björklund Kari Heiskanen Taisto Reimaluoto Kari Väänänen & Tommi Eronen Director Pekka Parikka & Olli Saarela Certificate 15 years & over Year 1989 ; 1999 Languages Finnish Subtitles English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The dramatic story of the winter of 1939-1940 when Finland defended herself against overwhelming odds during an attack by the Soviet Army The historic battle has come to be known as the Finnish Miracle ...

The prophecy was clear Upon the death of three kings the world will be plunged into chaos & all the cast-out demons of history will return to bring blood & horror to the world Two of the kings are dead The third about to be born is hunted by the Demon Riders of the Krayakin Lords of the Undead All the terrifying forces of evil range against a pregnant queen at bay in a haunted forest But she is not alone Three warriors stand with her the last remnants of the once proud Drenai army Three old men ancient heroes discarded by the king; Nogusta the Swordsman Kebra the Bowman & the hulking fighter Bison The fate of empires rests on their fading skills as they journey through a tormented world on a perilous quest to save the unborn king ...